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I'm a naturalist. As a member of Aves Argentinas, I like sharing the areas in Buenos Aires where we are able to see a significant variety of bird species: R.E.C.S. Palermo and open areas in Buenos Aires

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Baltuska

Sarmiento, Chubut

Anytime

Spanish, English

My town hosts a very interesting array of Patagonian steppe and waterfowl, but we are not on the tourist route. Even more dramatic places such as Puerto Deseado deserve more atention. Puerto Deseado is truly patagonia's best kept secret. Really...a trip to it ensures 4 cormorants, 3 gulls, 2 penguins, waders, skuas, sheatbills, 3 oysterchatchers... amazing spot!

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Carlos

Calilegua/Jujuy/El Rey/Salta NP

Anytime

Spanish, English

Our place is a Natural Private Reserve and Birdingpals are guided around here free, but we do have the cabins for lodging.

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Voto

Villa La Angostura, Neuquen

Anytime

Spanish, English

I am a naturalist, a member of Aves Argentinas (Birdlife), birdwatching Club of Villa La Angostura & Palermo (BA). I live near Nahuel Huapi National Park, also known as the Andean Patagonia Forest. This incredible place congregates some endemic birds like: chucao tapaculo, andean tapaculo, black throat huet huet, green back firecrown, magellanic woodpecker, thorn-tailed rayadito, austral parakeet, white throat tree-runner, and other unique species. Please contact me for further information!

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Argiroffo

Rosario, Santa Fe

Weekend

Spanish, English, less French Italian

I teach Mathematics at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario and I belong to the Birdwatcher Club of Rosario (COA Federal Rosario). This city is on the Parana River where there are beautiful islands to watch birds. Near Rosario it is also located the Pre-Delta National Park. In addition, I own an amazing farm near the IBA San Javier where I see grassland and river birds.

Professional Guides

If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.

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Horacio Matarasso

Buenos Dias Birding

Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina

Anytime

English, Spanish

I'm a biologist and a passionate birder. I started birding at the high school in the '80, so I decided to study biology at Buenos Aires University to dedicate myself to ornithology and birding.

I used to work at BA University and at Western Washington University in ornithology of Argentina, and later to national universities about bird and management of the environment.

For 18 years I lived in Patagonia, where I was professor on Biology and Director of the Ornithology Center at Comahue National University, making census in different biogeographic habitats. Now I'm living in Buenos Aires, working as birding guide in Buenos Dias Birding, giving birding courses, and working about birds. I also colaborate in Wetlands international as memeber of the international board, in the organization of the South American Birdfair, as president of the International Comittee, and as member of Aves Argentinas / Birdlife International. I like birding and share this activity with other people I'll be glad to guide people from all the world in the places that I know and love.

Area:
Buenos Aires is a great hotspot with several natural reserves and surrounded by natural areas close to downtown. You can visit here undeveloped areas,open, with diverse habitats, some patches of typical cattle raising and a very rich birdlife, huge wetlands, forests and savannas and humid grassland of the Pampas for birding outing from 1 to 4 days. Miles of dirt roads allow easy birding, alternating walking and driving, and also spotting birds from the car.

The region is markedly “birdy” with abundant individuals and good levels of activity even at every season. From Buenos Aires you have completly different lanscapes to visit, like Iguazu Falls on the North, surrounded by tropical rainforests, the Andes montains at the west, Patagonia at south, and others... to think in your next trip!.

Last February I contacted Diego after reading about him on the Birdingpal website. We began to email each other in preparation for a trip from my home state of Florida to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
When I couldn't find the book, Aves de Buenos Aires, here in Florida, Diego was able to get it for me. He picked us up (myself and my daughter) and took us to several different areas twice during the week that we birded with him. He made sure we had good looks at the birds and patiently helped us to identify them. Diego even managed to find a Golden-crowned Warbler for me, a species I had never been able to see in the U.S.A. During both trips, Diego made sure that we had food and drinks. Because I
like to take photos of new birds (and I had many lifers while birding with Diego!), Diego made sure that we lingered long enough at each place for taking photos. Another reason why we enjoyed his services is that Diego is quite knowledgable about other wildlife and plants in the region, not just the bird species.
If I travel to the Buenos Aires area in the future, Diego will be the first person I will call. I would highly recommend him
to anyone who plans to bird there.
Sincerely, Irene Hernandez, Redington Shores, FL bskimmer(AT)tampabay.rr.com

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Manriquez

Puerto Madryn, Chubut

Anytime

Spanish, English

Rubén Manriques guided us (two birders) in Tierra del Fuego for four days in January 2008. The trip was well organized by him. The hotels were okay and not too expensive, just as we had wished. He knew the birds and most of the places where to find them. Mats Björklund. maija.rasanen(AT)fimnet.fi

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Cornell

Jujuy

Anytime

Spanish, English

Francisco guided me during my second trip to Argentina and I can recommend him as a knowable and very pleasant guide, who knows where to find the local rarities around Jujuy. Less than half an hour into our tour he spotted Torrent Ducks and Rufous-throated Dippers both lifers for me plus many more birds. Knud Rasmussen. Toronto, Canada.

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Cox

San Pedro, Misiones

Anytime

English, Spanish

Feb 2018: Just back from a 5 day trip in & around Iguazu Falls with Guy Cox. Guy has been living in the Misiones region of Argentina for years & we had a great trip. 131 birds (I would have seen 4-5 without him!). 2 wonderful reserves visited (Surucua & San Sebastian de la Selva) and Guy knows all the best trails in the reserves. Can't wait to make another trip with him.
- Karen

Jan 2011. I highly recommend a trip with Guy Cox. He is the consummate expert to birds of the area, he helped us to find birds we would never have seen on our own. I recommend him whether you are an expert yourself or a novice to the birds of the area.
Sandy Weber - Blacksburg, VA 24060
Yacutinga Lodge - 11th May 2011. Guy - We wanted to thank you for the wonderful guiding during our stay. We enjoyed your insights into the world of the rain forest as well as your engaging stories of the ornithologist's life in South America.
Alice and David Schiff

I wanted to point out that I signed up with Guy Cox in Argentina but he had to cancel at the last moment because his flight from England was canceled. He hooked me up with Julian Baigorria who gave us a great tour of Urugua-I reserve.

I just wanted to publicly acknowledge both for their services so that other birders would know.
P. Bovitz 2017

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Daniels

Ushuaia/Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia

Anytime

Spanish, English

I'm an enthusiastic birdwatcher and professional tour guide. As a birder I spent the last 10 years searching for the best places to find bird around Southern Patagonia. Tierra del Fuego Island and Patagonia are excellent to birdwatch and enjoy nature.

Damian Ceballo

Independent Guide

Calafate, Santa Cruz

Monday to Saturday

Spanish, English

I am a Calafate based guide, driver, photographer and an avid birdwatcher. I was born in Buenos Aires but from the moment I reached Calafate on a vacation I decided to stay and make my living there. Such a beautiful place was going to be my everyday living and working place for the next 10 years.

Guiding and transporting tourists around the special places of the area all this years has given me the opportunity to know exactly the best places to where to find the birds in the different seasons along the different routes in the area in their different habitats.

I'll be glad to guide you as I guide people from all over the world. Just contact me so we can setup time according to your schedule.

Lodges. Multi-bedroom, porch, kitchen. Each on its own private half an hectare!

English, Spanish

Eco Portal Depiedra is located in the Northwest of Argentina, in the province of Jujuy. It`s a biological corridor between two National Parks: Calilegua in Jujuy and El Rey in Salta.

This zone is privileged with birds that are in the Calilegua National Park and El Rey, and adding some from the reserve that protects the hilly Chaco.

We have registered for the zone over 300sp of birds (please see list in web site) with many endemics.

Eco-Portal de Piedra is a Private Natural Reserve in the Yungas(mountain jungle), and together with the Provincial Reserve Las Lancitas, we protect over 11000 Ha.

We are 40minutes from the Chaco region and an hour and a half from Calilegua.

we are neighbors of the Lancitas Provincial Reserve, that like ours, protects the two environments Chaco/Yungas.

Ours is manly in Yungas and Lancitas has more in Chaco.

Also we are right near the largest roosting spot registered for the Alder parrot (Amazona tucumana).

We have guided tours to these areas with the best hotspots.
Our guides are friendly experts with lots of experience leading trips, in English or Spanish.
The shorter guided tours around our reserve, are free for birding pals!

The lodges that we have for you are set in their own natural environment; each one has its own private park of an approximated half a Hectare.
Each lodge has its own characteristics:

Surucua: a large building with two bedrooms (ac/heating), two bathrooms a kitchen dining-room, a big living-room with a fireplace, a deck outside (Capacity 6 persons)
Chañar: It has two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen-dining and a living-room and a porch (Capacity 5)
Las Lanzas: Stone Lodge right in the middle of nature, you access to it by a path a short way of the main road, or by 4 wheel drive,
its ideal for watching the wild life or for investigators, it has a bedroom, two bathrooms an upstairs platform, and a large main space that has kitchen-dining- and living.
Outside it has a barbecue place. (Capacity 4)

All the lodges have: running water (hot/cold), electricity, and include breakfast.
The lodges are totally equipped, even the kitchens; you always have the option of cooking meals yourself.
But you might prefer buying them prepared by one of the local families.